Any Husband or Wife

On The Veranda~ John Singer Sargent

 

Any Husband or Wife
by Carol Haynes

Let us be guests in one another's house
With deferential "no" and courteous "yes";
Let us take care to hide our foolish moods
Behind a certain show of cheerfulness.

The Angelus~ Jean-Francois Millet

Let us avoid all sullen silences;
We should find fresh and sprightly things to say;
I must be fearful lest you find me dull,
And you must dread to bore me anyway.

Robert Louis Stevenson and His Wife~ John Singer Sargent

Let us knock gently at each other's heart,
Glad of a chance to look within–and yet,
Let us remember that to force one's way
Is the unpardoned breach of etiquette.

Sunday Afternoon ~ Leopold Karl Walter Graf von Kalkreuth

So, shall I be host–you, the hostess,
Until all need for entertainment ends;
We shall be lovers when the last door shuts
But what is better still–we shall be friends.

The Home of the Red, White, and Blue~ Lilly Martin Spencer

Wise Counsel comes in many forms. 

Always Blessed,

Gretchen :)

Paintings found: http://www.jssgallery.org/

 http://www.wikipaintings.org/es/jean-francois-millet/the-angelus-1859#close

http://www.wikigallery.org/wiki/painting_198548/Leopold-Karl-Walter-von-Kalckreuth/Sunday-Afternoon

http://americangallery.wordpress.com/2010/04/04/lilly-martin-spencer-1822-1902/

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